Clinical informatics strategy
Setting direction for how clinical technology supports the organization’s care delivery and operational goals.
Fractional CMIO / CHIO Advisory
Executive physician informatics leadership, sized to your organization
Part-time or project-based advisory from a physician who has served as a Chief Health Informatics Officer, for organizations that need the perspective without a full-time appointment.
The role
The physician voice in technology decisions
A Chief Medical Information Officer or Chief Health Informatics Officer connects clinical practice with technology strategy. The role translates in both directions: explaining clinical needs to technical teams, and technology constraints to clinicians.
Many organizations need that function but cannot justify, or have not yet filled, a full-time position. A fractional arrangement provides senior physician informatics leadership for a defined number of hours or a defined project, working alongside your existing executive, clinical, and IT leaders.
When it fits
Situations where fractional leadership makes sense
The arrangement is most useful when clinical technology decisions are being made without a dedicated physician informatics leader at the table.
- A medical group or community hospital without a CMIO or CHIO
- An organization between informatics leaders, or building toward a full-time role
- A major initiative, such as an EHR transition or AI program, that needs dedicated physician leadership
- An IT or operations team seeking a consistent clinical partner
- A digital health or software company that needs senior clinical informatics input on product and implementation
Scope of advisory
What the engagement can include
The scope is agreed in advance and adjusted as priorities change.
Digital transformation roadmaps
Sequencing initiatives realistically, with clinical capacity and change tolerance taken into account.
Technology governance
Establishing how clinical technology decisions are requested, evaluated, prioritized, and communicated.
Physician stakeholder engagement
Serving as a peer voice with the medical staff: listening, explaining, and building support for change.
Clinical technology implementation oversight
Providing physician-level oversight of implementations so that clinical concerns are identified and addressed early.
Vendor evaluation support
Bringing clinical scrutiny to demonstrations, proposals, and pilot results.
Strategic leadership advisory
Acting as a sounding board for the CEO, CMO, CIO, and board on clinical technology questions.
Structure
Two ways to engage
Part-time advisory
An ongoing arrangement with an agreed cadence, such as regular leadership meetings, governance participation, and availability for decisions as they arise.
Project-based leadership
Physician informatics leadership for a defined initiative, with a clear scope, timeframe, and set of deliverables.
Fractional advisory is a consulting relationship. It does not include patient care or clinical supervision, and its availability is subject to scheduling and to conflict-of-interest review before each engagement.
Explore fractional CMIO / CHIO services
Describe your organization, your current leadership structure, and the initiatives ahead. You will receive a proposal with a recommended scope and cadence.